Our July 18, 2007 entry quoted a Fresno Bee story, "Growing without succeeding" by Dennis Pollock.

The same article outlines some interesting (and hopeful) statistics: "There are signs that interest in farming hasn't waned. The ranks of 4-H and Future Farmers of America are increasing in California. Today, there are 130,000 members of 4-H clubs, compared with 62,000 20 years ago. Today, there are 65,000 FFA members in the state. Ten years ago, the total was 50,000. Twenty years ago, there were 29,000 members."

These California numbers seem to represent a national trend. Bright statistics indeed!